GoFundMe Says It Banned George Santos’ Email From Its Platform

• GoFundMe says it took down a 2016 fundraiser for a loss of life canine that was once connected to George Santos.
• GoFundMe stated its consider and protection workforce may now not touch him, and later suspended his account.
• GoFundMe advised Insider it has a “0 tolerance coverage” for the misuse of its services and products.

GoFundMe says it suspended Rep. George Santos’ account from its platform in overdue 2016 and got rid of a fundraiser he began for a loss of life canine.

GoFundMe was once responding to queries from Insider a couple of new scandal plaguing Santos. As first reported by way of Patch, an army veteran is accusing Santos of taking $3,000 value of GoFundMe price range supposed for the person’s ill canine.

“Once we won a record of a topic with this fundraiser in overdue 2016, our consider and protection workforce sought evidence of the supply of price range from the organizer,” GoFundMe advised Insider. The platform was once responding to Insider’s questions at the fundraiser, began by way of one Anthony Devolder. Devolder is one among Santos’ recognized aliases.

“The organizer failed to reply, which ended in the fundraiser being got rid of and the e-mail related to that account prohibited from additional use on our platform,” GoFundMe added in its remark. 

The platform advised Insider that it has a “0 tolerance coverage” for misuse of its services and products. It added that it cooperates with regulation enforcement officials who’re investigating accusations of wrongdoing.

GoFundMe didn’t right away reply to follow-up queries on when the fundraiser was once got rid of.

Wealthy Osthoff, a veteran who lives in New Jersey, is accusing Santos of pilfering the GoFundMe price range. Osthoff advised Patch {that a} guy named Anthony Devolder began a GoFundMe web page for his ill canine, Sapphire, in 2016.

Insider noticed a couple of posts on Osthoff’s Fb web page from Would possibly to July 2016 connected to a GoFundMe web page titled, “Click on right here to fortify sapphire The Veteran rescue! by way of Anthony Devolder.”

GoFundMe showed to Insider that the fundraiser raised over $3,000. However Osthoff says Devolder modified tack after the fundraiser hit the $3,000 mark, pronouncing the cash would cross to different canines prior to in the end ghosting Osthoff altogether.

Questions concerning the GoFundMe price range sign up for the swirl of lies and controversies surrounding Santos, who has admitted to mendacity about his training, his heritage, and his paintings historical past. 

Santos he has denied realizing Osthoff, calling the Patch tale “pretend” in a textual content message to Semafor.

Osthoff and representatives for Santos didn’t right away reply to Insider’s requests for remark.